Shark Week Returns to Discovery Channel on July 5

Press Release Discovery Channel 29. January 2015 ————————– SHARK WEEK, television’s most anticipated week of shark filled television, kicks off this year on July 5 (through the 12th), earlier than ever before. In addition to SHARK WEEK in July, Discovery will also premiere all-new SHARK WEEK programming during a special weekend in August, turning 2015

Measuring intrinsic rebound potential in exploited fish populations – example for sharks

Published online on 22. January 2015 New abbreviated calculation for measuring intrinsic rebound potential in exploited fish populations–example for sharks David W. Au, Susan E. Smith, Christina Show ABSTRACT: Intrinsic rebound potential, the demographic measure of a fish population’s productivity that sustains a given mortality, relates to a species’ resiliency, and can be useful for

GMA News: 66th Megamouth shark caught in Philippines

Age and growth of the white shark in the western North Atlantic Ocean

Published online on 06. January 2015 Age and growth of the white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, in the western North Atlantic Ocean Lisa J. Natanson, Gregory B. Skomal ABSTRACT: Age and growth estimates for the white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in the western North Atlantic Ocean (WNA) were derived from band pair counts on the vertebral centra

Vertical Movement Patterns and Ontogenetic Niche Expansion in the Tiger Shark

Published on 28. January 2015 Vertical Movement Patterns and Ontogenetic Niche Expansion in the Tiger Shark, Galeocerdo cuvier André S. Afonso, Fábio H. V. Hazin ABSTRACT: Sharks are top predators in many marine ecosystems and can impact community dynamics, yet many shark populations are undergoing severe declines primarily due to overfishing. Obtaining species-specific knowledge on

AP-Video: Bahamas Shark Bite Victim Making Amazing Recovery

Physiological and molecular responses of the spiny dogfish shark to high environmental ammonia

Published on 15. January 2015 Physiological and molecular responses of the spiny dogfish shark (Squalus acanthias) to high environmental ammonia: scavenging for nitrogen C. Michele Nawata, Patrick J. Walsh, Chris M. Wood ABSTRACT: In teleosts, a branchial metabolon links ammonia excretion to Na+ uptake via Rh glycoproteins and other transporters. Ureotelic elasmobranchs are thought to

WA classifies black and smooth stingrays as protected fish in the South West

Media Release Department of Fisheries, Western Australia 28. January 2015 ————————- Two stingray species now protected in the South West New regulations have now come into force to classify two stingray species – black and smooth stingrays – as protected fish, in both the West Coast and South Coast Bioregions of WA. These regions cover

Shark bycatch in the experimental tuna longline fishery in Lakshadweep Sea, India

Published online on 23. January 2015 Shark bycatch in the experimental tuna longline fishery in Lakshadweep Sea, India K.V. Aneesh Kumar, P. Pravin, B. Meenakumari, P. S. Khanolkar, M. V. Baiju ABSTRACT: Studied were the bycatch from the experimental longline fishing operations in the Lakshadweep Sea. The experiments were conducted on converted Pablo boats, originally

Australia approves trade operation for incidental harvesting of CITES species – Smooth hammerhead shark

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 DECLARATION OF AN APPROVED WILDLIFE TRADE OPERATION I, PAUL MURPHY, Assistant Secretary, Wildlife Trade and Biosecurity Branch, as Delegate of the Minister for the Environment, have considered in accordance with section 303FN of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), advice on

Northernmost record of the little gulper shark Centrophorus uyato in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean

Published online on 21. January 2015 Northernmost record of the little gulper shark Centrophorus uyato in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean, with taxonomical notes on Centrophorus zeehaani R. M. Wienerroither, O. Bjelland, L. Bachmann, C. Junge ABSTRACT: A specimen of the little gulper shark Centrophorus uyato was collected in the Norwegian Sea off the coast of

Reproductive biology of the greeneye spurdog Squalus chloroculus

Published online on 21. January 2015 Reproductive biology of the greeneye spurdog Squalus chloroculus (Squaliformes, Squalidae) B. E. A. Rochowski, K. J. Graham, R. W. Day, T. I. Walker ABSTRACT: The reproduction of the greeneye spurdog Squalus chloroculus was studied based on animals caught in the multispecies and multi-gear southern and eastern scalefish and shark

In the bay of Bengal of Bangladesh region shark fisheries exploitation

Published in January 2015 In the bay of Bengal of Bangladesh region shark fisheries exploitation, trade, conservation and management Roy Bikram Jit, Nripendra Kumar Singha, Md. Gaziur Rhaman, Md. Fukrul Alam ABSTRACT: The study was conducted during July, 2003 to June, 2013 about total landing volumes of shark fishery (sharks and rays) data were analyzed

Blue shark found beached in Sardinia

Six Shark Attacks Reported from the US Pacific Coast in 2014

News Release Shark Research Committee 22. January 2015 ————————– Pacific Coast Shark Attacks During 2014 There were 6 authenticated unprovoked shark attacks on humans reported from the Pacific Coast of North America during 2014. All of the attacks were recorded from California. The attacks were distributed in the following months; July (1), October (4) and